Demi Lovato thinks you should stop calling aliens aliens because the aliens may have their alien feelings hurt. This is so interesting to me because now we are getting into the territory of protecting the feelings of those we do not even know exist. Even if they do exist, who is to say they would be offended by the term? Humans are the ones who are offended by that term, so I never refer to humans that way. But we have no evidence to suggest that an alien species would be anything like us. In fact, many scientists believes aliens do not even have emotions. So, what is the big deal here exactly? Always remember that ideas such as race, beauty and class are human social constructs that are bandied about for political gain. They have no real grounding in reality. We use them as tools to further our political agendas. I have never called a human immigrant an alien, but then again I have never called a human immigrant an immigrant either. I usually refer to them by their name. Why not just wait until you learn the name of someone or something before you call it anything at all? Why is there this need in people to classify things according to their political worldview? Because none of this is about protecting or respecting different species. It is about projecting worldviews into far away places that will one day become colonies of the planet earth. Where do you think this space exploration stuff is going? Do you think America would waste money to go to space if its government was not hell bent on conquering it? That is all this is. Over the years, I have grown tired of the moral conquests of both the left and the right. I am not interested anymore. I do not care what Demi Lovato thinks about aliens at all. I also do not understand why actors are allowed to pretend that they are scientists or linguists with no formal training whatsoever. These celebrities are not ambassadors of peace and good will. They are marketers for the various companies they work for. Do you really care what companies want you to call aliens? Hell, I do not even care if companies go out of business. I also find it a bit perturbing that vast amounts of money are generated from alien fantasies and no one seems to wonder who benefits from all of this hype. If you look into it you will find that organizations like SETI (search for extraterrestrial intelligence) are receiving massive funding to basically sit around dreaming up little green men. Meanwhile, no one has the wherewithal to cure cancer or search for an aids vaccine or help you get dental insurance. Everyday, the alien thing is becoming more and more of rich man's vanity hobby, not the fun science fiction it once was. Even some scientists agree. "But some astronomers worry the funding boon is distorting science.  Fernando Camilo, chief scientist of the South African Radio Astronomy  Observatory, says Breakthrough Listen's voracious appetite for time on  large telescopes leaves him uncomfortable. "It leaves less time to do  astronomy." Others say SETI's high-risk, rush-for-the-prize approach  could distract funders from a more rational, stepwise search for  extraterrestrial life. "We do have a really thoughtful process on what  gets funded and what doesn't," says Harvard University astronomer David  Charbonneau. "That doesn't happen with rich individuals." (science.org) That is the key argument right there. Why are we wasting time looking for aliens when we have so many scientific problems we can solve with a more rational, evidence based approach? Is it the job of science to fulfill the fantasies of the wealthy? Perhaps that is why so many people refuse to understand science. Perhaps they have grown tired of playing the rich person's game. Religion remains more attractive to many than science specifically because of odd projects like these. A church gives at least some money to the poor. Demi Lovato gives money to failed astronomers. Bravo Demi, bravo.